In the side hall of Muxi Town, Todd first picked up the report sent by Rachel, and looked at it. It recorded 12 alien refugees who entered the lives of ordinary residents with concealment of their identities.

　　 Generally speaking, the lives of these alien species are relatively stable at the beginning. The members of these families have been repeatedly screened and compared by Todd and Rachel to ensure that they do not have any prejudice or hatred towards the alien group. But even so, the two of them still agreed that the aliens should still keep a low profile and not expose their abilities prematurely. After all, things like "Ye Gong Hao Long" are not uncommon in real life.

　　 The second report he picked up was from Huggins, which mainly recorded the movements and behavior of the Cumberland army. Todd was initially very alert and worried about this "forcibly" joining the military force in Muxi Town. Judging from his previous life experience, the principle of "Government comes out of the barrel of a gun" is an eternal truth no matter what time or space.

　　 For Muxi Town, where the armed forces are weak, the introduction of such a tyrannical army is a blessing or a curse, and Todd has no idea. Cumberland, as the direct commander of the 200-man army, if he intends to seize the town, as long as he raises his arms, it is impossible to guarantee that there will be no accidents.

　　 However, the reason that Todd accepted this team was that Cumberland and Queen Mary had to rely on themselves to tide over the difficulties, and there was another reason-the development speed of Muxi Town did not match the defensive power.

　　 On the one hand, in Muxi Town in the past, the residents were mostly poor people, there was no oil and water, and there was a church under the guise of coercing the surrounding forces, so naturally they would not attract the attention of others. However, with the development of the town and the "escape incident", the possibility of the town being attacked is increasing.

　　 On the other hand, it is different from the diplomacy and wars between countries in the modern period of the previous life. This different world, similar to the Middle Ages, is often just because of a border dispute, a personal attack, an unintentional remark, a failed marriage proposal, and sometimes even just a gesture, an expression, or a gesture that can detonate a war, let alone an image. It is a "miracle land" like Muxi Town described as a blessing by the heavenly father.

　　 So, without mentioning the last trump card of "Alien" in Todd's hand, the town really needs a permanent unit to deal with all kinds of threats that may come.

Todd turned his attention back to Huggins’ report, which surprised him a little. It could be said that he was relieved. Cumberland took the initiative to hand over the military power and put all the weapons and armor into the holy treasury. It is recommended that the troops be dispersed and stationed in various places in the city to assist the town guards and the "Holy Order Law Enforcement Corps" in the defense and security affairs of Muxi Town. The old knight himself recommends himself as an instructor and is responsible for the daily training of the town's troops.

　　 The last report comes from Brother Joe, which is also the longest of the three reports. A full page at the beginning of the report, the monk did only one thing-a lot of bitterness.

　　 Too much work, too few staff, not enough money, I really want to sleep...

Todd raised his eyebrows and turned directly to the second page of the report. The monk Joe made his suggestion regarding the current heavy and harsh working environment: The "Bible" sent to the monastery in the early stage was unanimous by the old monks. Admired, they even took down the manuscripts placed in the showcase in the library, and placed these new "Bibles" with impeccable packaging and fonts. If possible, using the original words of the monk Joe, "Can you think about it and send some more exquisite books to the monastery to recruit more monks into Muxi Town? 』

Seeing these words, Todd could almost see the monk who was sitting at the table with red eyes, struggling painfully between "work to death" and "selling friends for glory", and finally chose the latter. .

　　 With a big stroke, Todd wrote the word "agree" on this page.

　　 Turning to the third page of the report, Joe finally began to talk about the business in Muxi Town.

　　 The adjustment of the core area of ​​Muxi Town has been basically completed. According to the block distribution of Gutailuo City, the main building communities of residential areas, commercial areas, and public construction areas have been re-planned. As for the planning of the external area, there is only a general plan. Demolition and design are planned to begin next month: the industrial area is located outside the mountains to the north, the livestock area is located outside the southern hills, and the agricultural area is located outside the eastern plain. Manpower to build the headquarters of the Knights, military camps, training grounds, stables, grand bazaars, central squares and bathing grounds.

　　 Brother Qiao also made a rough financial calculation specifically for the above-mentioned town facilities and functional buildings. Todd looked at the long string of numbers for funding needs, carefully counted the digits, and finally took a breath of unbelievable breath.

　　 In the report, the monk questioned the necessity of Todd's proposal to build a "bathing field". In his opinion, not only is bathing useless, it will alienate the Holy Spirit from the mortal world.

　　 Seeing this, Todd suddenly remembered that he seemed to have not bathed in a week, and scratched his back unconsciously.

　　 In the Middle Ages, according to the view of the Father’s Church, a dirty body was seen as closer to God, and not taking a bath became a symbol of holiness. Those who are courageous enough not to take a bath for many years will even be canonized as saints, just like the chastity memorial that honored virgins and martyrs in the past. Many devout priests began to practice hard and filthy-in the Bible, there is even a figure who insisted on not washing his face or feet for 50 years, and was finally successfully canonized!

Todd wanted to change this situation, but considering the current financial situation of the residents, he could only suppress the idea of ​​promoting the bathing place. The comment at the end of the report indicated that the construction of the headquarters of the Knights and the Grand Bazaar should be given priority. Other buildings can be used. Suspended.

　　 After reviewing and annotating these reports, Todd handed over the official duties of the church to the deacon and catechumens, and went into his own experimental building again.

　　 "Dragon bone" parasite breeding has achieved a series of breakthroughs.

　　 After repeated experiments, Todd finally obtained the most suitable "keel" growth information such as the culture carcass, temperature and humidity. But even so, the growth of this parasite is still quite slow.

　　As the primary generation of female and male diworms, since the start of cultivation, it has laid eggs seven times and obtained a total of 47 larvae. Due to Todd's unfamiliarity with the breeding environment, two of the six eggs produced for the first time died, and only four survived.

　　 After these four eggs broke the cocoon, after several months of breeding, the fastest growing parasite has reached 27 cm in body length. In another month or so, it should be able to reach the standard body length of an adult, and formally enter the mature stage.

　　 As early as half a month ago, Todd selected four white mice and selected the appropriate "keel" to carry out a parasite attachment experiment.

First fix the limbs of the mouse; then put the female worms close to the back, let the pointed hooks that pierce the host and absorb nutrients into the spine of the mouse; wait until the female worms are fixed, then stick the male worms In the abdomen of the little white mouse, it is connected with the female worm, and finally these little mice wear a piece of "mini armor".

　　 After a period of observation, Todd obtained a large amount of experimental data, but also paid a very heavy price.

The mice that got the "Dragon Bone" parasites gained a lot of power and agility bonuses. While the experimenter was not paying attention, they kicked the tempered glass and slashed the wooden cage with one claw to reduce the experiment. The building turned upside down. It took Todd a lot of work, using his own "speed", "weakness" and "perspective" abilities to finally catch these "super rats" one by one. Later, Todd had to order a batch of iron cages from the blacksmith to contain these troublesome little guys.

　　 The real breakthrough in the study of "Dragon Bone" came from Todd's sudden inspiration, which also allowed him to discover the true secret of this special parasite.

　　 One morning as usual, after Todd got up, he started cleaning the laboratory as usual. After cleaning, when he opened the tub containing the "primordial" parasites and touched the limbs of the "keel" with a brush, which caused the parasite's body to vibrate, he seemed to remember something, but after a lot of thoughts, In the end nothing was found. It wasn't until noon, when he was dining in the "Sisters Hotel" that he saw the fish wrapped in the fried hemp, and finally realized what he had missed.

　　 Halfway through the meal, he dropped the spoon in his hand, and Todd flew back to the laboratory under Karin's surprised gaze.

　　 Before he could even change his clothes, Todd found four mice parasitized by the "keel".

　　 After anaesthetizing these hosts in batches, Todd found a huge glass jar containing the "hive" parasites (which can control the offspring by the sound waves emitted by vibration). A part of the mother body (similar to the hive of a jellyfish) and its offspring (black nematodes) were carefully taken out from the inside.

　　 Then the mother and offspring of the "Hive" parasite were implanted into the "keel" parasites on the four mice by surgical embedding. Created a state where one parasite is parasitic in another parasite.

　　 Following a week of observation, Todd discovered two extremely interesting things.

The first thing is that the growth of the mother of the "honeycomb" embedded with the "dragon bone" parasites stopped completely without any signs of budding and reproduction; the growth of the "honeycome" daughters of the "dragon bone" parasites buried also stopped completely. , Its host (white mouse) did not appear to be poisoned, and all actions were the same as usual.

　　 The second thing is that the mice buried in the mother of "Hive" seem to be able to communicate with other mice buried in their offspring at a long distance in their daily activities.

　　 To verify the second thing, Todd did an experiment.

Separate a large iron box with glass into four areas of the same size. Paste a black cloth on the glass surface to make sure that the two adjacent areas cannot see each other’s movements; then in the middle of the large iron box Place a "匚"-shaped open iron can. The cube of the iron can is closed on five sides, only the open side faces one area, and the other five can walls face the sky, the ground and the other three areas. Next is a piece of cheese. Put it in an iron can, and place an iron block weighing 15 kilograms at the opening, use the latter to block the opening and leave a small gap at the bottom; finally, the small part of the mother of the "honeycomb" will be buried Place the white rat in the area facing the opening of the tin can, and place the other three mice in the area facing the wall of the tin can.

　　The experiment begins.

　　 The four mice were in their respective areas at first, unable to see each other. Turn around here and smell there. One minute later, the mouse buried in the mother of the "beehive" suddenly discovered the cheese hidden in the iron can from the gap under the iron block. It first tried to push the iron block, but relying only on its own strength, it couldn't. Move this fifteen kilogram heavy guy. What happened next surprised Todd.

　　 I saw the mouse, which was buried in the mother of "Hive", stood upright, and the "keel" parasite on its back made some dull vibrations similar to "Rattlesnake's tail". Then, with the crackling sound, the glass wall in the iron box was smashed by three other mice almost at the same time. The four mice worked together to push away the heavy iron ~lightnovelpub.net~ to enjoy the cheese inside.

　　 After the experiment, Todd dissected and studied the four mice and the "keel" parasites on them, and determined the following conclusions.

　　 1. "Honeycomb" parasites embedded in the "Dragon Bone" parasites, due to the physical limitations of the former, the latter can only obtain the most basic nutrients for their own survival. The mother has no way to sprouting and reproduce, and the daughter has no way to secrete toxins and grow worms, ensuring the life safety and consciousness of the four mice.

　　 2. The "honeycomb" parasites embedded in the "keel" parasites have retained their basic characteristics and functions. The mother host can communicate with the daughter host and convey messages through sound waves. In this situation, it is as if the mother host has a radio on his back and can contact the child host anytime and anywhere. Todd suspects that this is related to the neural network throughout the body of the "Dragon Bone" parasite.

　　 Third, it is certain that the "keel" parasite should be a very special kind of parasite, which can allow other parasites to parasitize in its own body, reducing its activity while retaining its basic functions.

In a word, the "honeycomb" parasites can be parasitic in the "dragon bone" parasites. Due to the special physiological environment of the latter, the activity of the former is greatly reduced, and there will be no poisoning of the host and causing death; at the same time, it still retains The basic parasite function of the former only reduces this function from controlling puppets in order to transmit messages.

In terms of microbiology from previous lives, if the host parasitized by a parasite is another parasite, this parasitic phenomenon is called SuperParasitism, and the "keel" is the parasitic carrier in this special phenomenon—— SuperParasite.